Larry Carney (born December 31, 1965, in Lapeer, Michigan) is a US children’s book author and song lyricist.
Among these are the Night Before Christmas… books, which feature the Christmas Eve adventures of traditional fairy tale characters, The Silly Series, the Look!
As an audio book producer/director, Carney has worked with such performers as UK actor Nigel Lambert and US theater veteran David DuChene.
As a lyricist, Carney's written nearly 690 children's songs, all recorded and released on the PC Treasures PCT Music label; the majority of the songs have been composed in collaboration with Nashville performers Wade Hooker, Melissa Cusick Hooker and DB Harris.
In late-summer of 2011, Carney released his first independently published books, Awful Little Things and The Fields of Ibaraki.